Statehood #1
What industry was powerful in controlling politics in the Dakota Territory?
Railroad Industry
Most territorial governors are loyal to which party?
Republican
What bill authorized North and South Dakota to draft constitutions?
Omnibus Bill
Where is the constitutional convention of 1889 held at?
Bismarck
Where is the original capital of the Dakota Territory?
Yankton
The movement of the capital to this city causes South Dakotans to draft a constitution?
Bismarck
What party is created to help advance the cause of farmers in the region?
Farmers Alliance
What was the bill that created the Dakota Territory?
Organic Act of Dakota
How long does the Dakota Territory last before it becomes North and South Dakota?
28 years
Who was McKenzie's legislative boss, who often halted bills aimed at regulating railroad companies?
Judson LaMoure
Who was the governor that helped push forward the movement for statehood?
Nehemiah Ordway
What two movements develop during the years spent as a Territory?
Movement for statehood, movement to throw off outside influence
Who is the political boss of North Dakota when it becomes a state?
Alexander McKenzie
What was the dividing line between North and South Dakota?
46th parallel
Who was the first territorial governor?
William Jayne
North Dakota becomes what number state in the Union?
39th
Name the two houses of territorial legislature
Who is the only territorial governor born and raised in the Dakota Territory?
Arthur Mellette
Which railroad company donates land to the new state capital?
Northern Pacific Railroad
How much money do the citizens of Bismarck promise to donate to the new capital?
$100,000
How many members does the Farmers Alliance have when North Dakota becomes a state?
30,000
What year is the Dakota Territory created?
1861
What percent of delegates at the constitutional convention come from the Red River Valley?
40 percent
Which president signs the document that makes North Dakota a state?
President Harrison
What day does North Dakota become a state?
November 2nd, 1889